United States Asylum Records
Don’t overlook insane asylum records in the search for missing ancestors. In the 1800s, and even later, many people were confined to such intuitions simply because they were disobedient wives or children. Others might have been depressed, alcoholic, menopausal, or individuals who were considered different than the accepted standards of normal for the community or time in which they lived. Some of course were ill and did need treatment. Whatever the cause of confinement, insane asylum patient records can be useful for genealogical research.
The records contained here are from 1930 state indexes. Entries are listed alphabetically. The indexes give the inmate’s name, date of birth, and place of birth.
COLORADO
Colorado State Hospital for the Insane, 1930 Index of Patients
A-B C-D E-G H-J K-L M-N O-R S T-Z
DELAWARE
Delaware State Hospital for the Insane, Surnames A-J
1930 Index of Prisoners
IDAHO
South Idaho Insane Asylum
1930 Index of Inmates.
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia State Hospital For Colored Insane
1930 Index of Prisoners
WISCONSIN
Clark County Insane Asylum
1930 Index of Inmates
La Crosse County Insane Asylum
1930 Index of Inmates
WYOMING
US Veterans Hospital 1930 Index of Insane Patients
Patient Surnames M-Z
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